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A policeman checks a motorcyclist on a street in Ankara, Turkey, on May 1, 2021. The strictest lockdown declared so far since the beginning of the pandemic to curb COVID-19 in Turkey began on Thursday at 7 p.m. local time (1600 GMT). Intercity travel is banned except for compulsory cases, and all commercial businesses are closed, with several exceptions, during the complete lockdown which will last until May 17. (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua)